Tories left furious after major campaign mess-up leaves MPs a 'laughing stock'
CCHQ made many errors on their most recent campaign
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Conservative MPs have been left enraged after a recent campaign was riddled with errors, with politicians branding their own party a “laughing stock”.
Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) messed up campaign literature by making countless mistakes, sending a WhatsApp group of Tory MPs into a panic.
The CCHQ was alleged to even got some MPs' constituencies wrong, according to the Sun.
Sarah Atherton, MP for Wrexham, said she felt embarrassed when she discovered that her content was focused on Gloucester.
Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East, has no freepost address on her campaign material
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She said the gaffe had made her look like a “laughing stock” to voters.
Virginia Crosbie, the MP for the Isle of Anglesey, or Ynys Mon, also had a massive blunder on her literature.
Instead of referring to Ynys Mon, her constituency, the text mentioned Abercowny, the neighbouring county.
The errors weren’t only limited to MPs' constituencies.
Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East, has no freepost address on her campaign material.
Conservative MPs had reportedly asked to see drafts of the CCHQ literature for approval before they were sent out but had their requests denied.
Deputy Conservative Chairman Matt Vickers has been left attempting to ease concerns among colleagues.
MPs are concerned about the wider impact the errors could have with the campaign literature specifically targeting seats in CCHQ’s new 80-20 plan.
Virginia Crosbie, MP for the Isle of Anglesey, or Ynys Mon
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The party's strategy aims to target the 80 most marginal Tory seats, as well as a further 20 seats held by opposition parties.
The seats have been targeted based on a combination of metrics including the party’s majority at the 2019 election as well as factors such as local demographic changes.
According to the Sun, CCHQ has paid “tens of thousands” to have the leaflets distributed in these areas.
GB News has contacted CCHQ for a comment.